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UPDATE: Savannah woman seriously injured in Ardsley Park wreck

A 70-year-old Savannah woman was in serious but stable condition Monday night after her car struck two trees off Abercorn Street in Ardsley Park.

Ruth A. Vanderhorst of Inglesby Court was taken to Memorial University Medical Center after the 5 p.m. wreck at Abercorn and East 48th streets.

Vanderhorst was driving a 2011 silver Toyota Corolla northbound on Abercorn Street in the right lane when she drifted to the right side of the street, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.

The car struck the bottom portion of an oak tree before crashing head-on into another tree, he said.

Vanderhorst was extricated from her vehicle by Savannah Fire & Emergency Services.

The northbound lanes of Abercorn Street between 48th and 49th streets were closed to traffic for about two hours while the police department's Major Accident Investigation Team was on scene. Miller said the investigation into the wreck is ongoing.